Education Quandary: Is there any real value in learning poetry by heart? Are the Conservatives right to want to bring ... (Independent)

I love those fragments of The Waste Land and Frost At Midnight that drift around in my brain and there's no doubt that having a whole mental poetry anthology would be handy were one ever to be taken hostage in Baghdad. (read more)

Actor's poetry reading helps Oxford Oratory appeal (This is Oxfordshire)

ACTOR Robert Hardy proved he can speak to audiences great and small when he gave an evening of poetry readings to help raise money towards the £5m needed to restore the Oxford Oratory to its former glory. (read more)

National Steinbeck Center to hold children's poetry contest (The Monterey County Herald)

In honor of National Poetry month in April, the National Steinbeck Center will hold a poetry contest open to children 12 and under. The contest begins April 1 and ends April 30. The topic for the poem is "mom." The rules: · Poems cannot be more than 50 words. (read more)

âGirl Talkâ poetry reading Saturday at West Caldwell library (The Progress)

West Caldwell twp. – In honor of Women’s History Month, 30 women poets from throughout New Jersey will read some of their published poems during “Girl Talk: A Women’s Poetry Reading” at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 13 in the Community Room of the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road. (read more)

Liz Pratt Places Fourth in State In Poetry Out Loud Competition (Ashley County Ledger)

Liz Pratt, the senior winner of the HHS Poetry Out Loud contest, placed fourth in the Poetry Out Loud State Competition on Saturday, March 6, in North Little Rock at the Pulaski Technological College. (read more)

The Aural Acrobatics of Music and Poetry (My Village Southbank)

The fusion of poetry and music is filling Southbank Centre with its sweet sounds this month, with the eclectic jazz sound of Polar Bear meeting the serene and unforgettable voice of Zena Edwards in a collaboration on the 23rd of March. (read more)

Beckham's tendon injury inspires poetry (CBC.ca)

English soccer star David Beckham's Achilles tendon injury on Sunday inspired sympathy in fans - and poetry from British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. (read more)

Ogden Remembered With Poetry Reading (The Trinity Tripod)

The class of '10 was last to have the privilege of learning from late Trinity professor and poet Hugh Ogden. Wednesday evening, a poetry reading in the Mather terrace rooms actively honored his memory. The reading was part of the Ogden Poetry Prize, organized by Ogden family and friends, and members of the Trinity English Department. (read more)

Calling all poetry writers! (The Columbus Dispatch)

National Poetry Month - including Young People's Poetry Week (April 12-18) is upon us, and that means we're looking for young writers! Here's a chance to try your hand at the craft and possibly be published in NOW! online. Interested? Great! (read more)

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Salongo at the Afrikan Poetry Theatre (Queens) on March 20th (All About Jazz)

The Afrikan Poetry Theatre Proudly Presents Salongo with Eddie Allen (leader) - trumpet Bruce Williams - alto sax Craig Rivers - tenor sax Oscar Perez - piano Gene Torres - bass Diego Lopez - drums Roman Diaz - percussion Saturday, March 20, 2010 Performance Time: 8:00 - 11:00pm Center For Culture/the Afrikan Poetry Theatre 176-03 Jamaica Ave. Queens (Jamaica), NY... (read more)